Moderator permissions

Brian P · March 6th, 2009, 08:50 AM

How do I give a moderator permission to edit or remove pictures please?

Many thanks,
Brian.

Chuck S · March 6th, 2009, 09:15 AM

You would need to assign a user as a moderator by changing them to the moderators usergroup and making sure moderators have moderator permissions under admin edit usergroups.

Brian P · March 6th, 2009, 01:39 PM

Many thanks Chuck - just the job!

Brian.

Chuck S · March 6th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Glad to help out have a good evening

pengrus · June 22nd, 2009, 01:32 PM

Hi Chuck,

I need your help here. With our old phpBB integration, I remember that the moderator I added to one of the PhotoPost category was able to edit, move or delete photos, but with the VB integration, my moderator now only has a MOD Access to BULK APPROVE photos, but they cannot edit the photos or move the photos at all.

What do I need to do to empower them to be able to Edit, Delete and Move the photos in the Category that they moderate?

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Originally Posted by Chuck S

You would need to assign a user as a moderator by changing them to the moderators usergroup and making sure moderators have moderator permissions under admin edit usergroups.

Were the above referring to the Forum operation or Gallery operation? I already given the Moderator group the MOD access, but the MOD access does not enable them to EDIT/DELETE/MOVE.

Thanks!

Chuck S · June 22nd, 2009, 03:50 PM

From what I see if they are a moderator they should be able to. Have you given moderators global permissions in admin options? If not you need to assign a moderator to a category.

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pengrus · June 22nd, 2009, 03:58 PM

Where do you give the Moderators the global permission? In vB forum or Photopost admin?

Chuck S · June 22nd, 2009, 04:00 PM

Hello this is all in photopost admin. global mod permission switch is in admin options

The user simply has to be in a moderators group which you assign mod permissions to. You then either give mods global permissions or assign specific mods to categories in admin area of photopost.

pengrus · June 22nd, 2009, 04:14 PM

I made the change, and it was not exactly what we wanted. We want the moderator able to BULK MOVE.. The admin menu.

Give the global DELETE/EDIT option to EVERY PHOTO to a moderator is too risky... This is a better way:

Allow EDIT/DELETE/BULK MOVE only to the category assigned to that moderator. Not all categories.. Is this possible?

Chuck S · June 22nd, 2009, 04:38 PM

As stated if you want to assign specific moderators and not globally then you can assign specific moderators to each category you wish under admin edit categories.

pengrus · June 22nd, 2009, 04:39 PM

Chuck,

This maybe a bug.

I did assign add that person as a moderator to a specific category, but that person was not able to edit any photo in that category - the drop down photo option menu does not have the edit link. Could you please check?

Thanks!

Chuck S · June 22nd, 2009, 04:58 PM

I have tested this

If I set moderators group under edit usergroups to have mod access then go to admin options set global mod permissions to no and then go to edit categories assign a user to be a mod for a category if I log in as that user I see an admin link on our menubar and when viewing a photo in the category I am a mod in I see the edit link and can move or delete a photo fine.

Mike_K · January 17th, 2010, 05:46 AM

I am sorry, but I don't understand it at all.

1) I put in a Moderator in all categories
2) Also I gave global Mod rights at Admin Options
3) In "Edit Usergroups" the usergroup have all acces, except Admin acess

But the Moderator cannot delete pictures.

If the Mod go on Photo Options he see "Edit Photo"

In the next sreen he can only change the categorie. He is not able to delete the photo.

What do I wrong?

Chuck S · January 17th, 2010, 11:47 AM

The code is very specific

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something is off in your setup of this.

You can send us through the contact link an admin login the mod login and url

Mike_K · January 17th, 2010, 12:14 PM

I am not really sure, but I think all was okay, before I used the import script for the VBG.

I will send the access.

Chuck S · January 17th, 2010, 01:12 PM

Not a problem but you need to reset moderator stuff after an import as things are different from vbgallery.

Mike_K · January 17th, 2010, 01:53 PM

What do you mean with "reset moderator stuff"?

After importing I rescan the database and saved all categories as you has decribed.
And also if put in a new moderator - after importing - he isn't able to delete picture.

But... I get the checkbox "delete photo" back for moderators, if I set in the admin options "Allow users to delete their own images?" to yes.

If I set it to no the mods cannot delete pictues.

I want not allow users to delete their pictures. But mods should have the possibility.

Chuck S · January 17th, 2010, 03:58 PM

What I am saying is this user or something in the way you set up the admin settings is incorrect.

Here is the template code

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We are talking about how you setup moderators here but the guy is able to edit someones photo so lets take this from the other side of the coin. Do you have set in admin options in admin panel that users can delete there photos?

Mike_K · January 17th, 2010, 04:13 PM

Okay, I think I understand.

I have to enable in admin option "allow users to delete pictures" to yes

And if I want not, that users delete pictures, I have it made through the usergroups.

Correct?

Chuck S · January 17th, 2010, 04:54 PM

If the guy is able to edit someone elses photo then he is a mod I would think

You can try a small edit to the editphoto template on the userdel line like this to make it show for mods

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